GASTAR EXPLORATION LTD. v. U.S. SPECIALTY INS. CO.

No. 14-12-00118-CV.

412 S.W.3d 577 (2013)

GASTAR EXPLORATION LTD., Appellant v. U.S. SPECIALTY INSURANCE CO. and Axis Insurance Co., Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (14th Dist.).

Rehearing En Banc Overruled November 19, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael T. Skoglund , Chicago, IL, Nancy Randolph Kornegay , Houston, Reagan W. Simpson , Austin, for Appellant.

John W. Duchelle , Washington, DC, Joseph Love , Howard L. Close , Gene F. Creely , Henry S. Platts Jr. , Houston, Ommid Farashahi , Chicago, IL, for Appellees.

Panel consists of Chief Justice HEDGES and Justices BROWN and BUSBY.


OPINION

J. BRETT BUSBY, Justice.

This case involves a dispute over insurance coverage for seven different lawsuits, which the parties label the Seven Gastar Suits. Appellant Gastar Exploration Ltd. was the named insured under two directors' and officers' liability insurance policies, one providing primary coverage and the other providing excess coverage. Appellee U.S. Specialty Insurance Company issued the primary policy, and appellee AXIS Insurance Company...

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